NAS Class X (Cycle 2) 2017-18 Pupil Questionnaire (PQ)

NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SURVEY (NAS)

Class X (Cycle 2)
2017-18
PUPIL QUESTIONNAIRE (PQ)
(Pupil Questionnaire to be filled in by the Sampled Students with the help of Field Investigator)
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This questionnaire is for the purpose of collecting student related information and use for a National Study.
2. All entries are mandatory and should be in English language only. Write all codes in international numerals, i.e., 1,
2, 3...
3. For registering your response darken the bubble of your choice in PQ-OMR provided with this
questionnaire.
4. DO NOT MARK YOUR RESPONSES IN THIS BOOKLET.
5. Copy UDISE Code, Student ID and Sampled Section from Test-OMR as it is in PQ-OMR.
6. Follow instruction, written below of each question for giving response to the question.
7. If you have any doubt/query regarding filling OMR or any other procedure described by Field Investigator, please
feel free to ask from Field Investigator.

Q1. Your Age: Q2. Your Gender:

(Mark only one bubble among following) (Mark only one bubble among following)
a. 12-14 years a. Male
b. 15-16 years b. Female
c. 17-21 years c. Others

Q3. Which Social group do you Q4. You resides in:

belong to? (Mark only one bubble among following)
(Mark only one bubble among following)
a. Rural area
a. Scheduled Caste (SC) b. Urban area
b. Scheduled Tribe (ST)
c. Other Backward Class (OBC)
d. Others

Educational Survey Division

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110 016

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Q5. Highest educational qualification of Q6. Highest educational qualification of

your Father: your Mother:
(Mark only one bubble among following) (Mark only one bubble among following)
a. Cannot read and write a. Cannot read and write
b. Can read and/or write b. Can read and/or write
c. Formal schooling c. Formal schooling
d. Completed Graduation level d. Completed Graduation level
e. Completed Master level and/or e. Completed Master level and/or
above above

Q7. Occupational status of Father: Q8. Occupational status of Mother:

(Mark only one bubble among following) (Mark only one bubble among following)
a. Unemployed a. Unemployed
b. Household b. Housewife
c. Farmer c. Farmer
d. Government Job d. Government Job
e. Private Job e. Private Job
f. Self employed / Professional f. Self employed / Professional
g. Not alive g. Not alive

Q9. Do you have any of the following Q10. Have you ever repeated a grade?
disabilities? (Mark one bubble Never OR Once OR More
(Mark one bubble Yes OR No for following) than once for following)

a. Hearing impairment a. Primary (Class I to V)

b. Speech disability b. Middle (Class VI to VIII)
c. Visual disability c. Secondary (Class IX to X)
d. Physical disability
e. Mental Retardation
f. Multiple disability

Q11. What language do you speak at
home most of the time?
(Mark only one bubble among following)
a. English
b. Same as medium of instruction in
the Class
c. Other than medium of instruction in
the Class
Q12. How far you wish to study?
(Mark only one bubble among following)
a. Secondary
b. Hr./Sr. Secondary
c. Upto Graduation level or equivalent
d. Upto Masters level or equivalent
e. Upto Research level

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Q13. Which of the following facilities do Q14. How far is your school from home?
you have at home? (Mark only one bubble among following)
(Mark one bubble Yes OR No for following)
a. Upto 5 k.m.
a. Newspaper b. More than 5 k.m.
b. Magazine
c. Radio
d. Television
e. Calculator
f. Mobile Phone
g. Computer
h. Internet

Q15. Does your School have a library? Q16. Do you get reference books from
(Mark only one bubble among following) school library?
Attempt this question only If answer of Q.15 is YES
a. Yes
(Mark only one bubble among following)
b. No
a. Yes
b. No

Q17. Does your School have a science Q18. Do you get an opportunity to do
laboratory? practical/ experiments in the
(Mark only one bubble among following) laboratory?
Attempt this question only If answer of Q.17 is YES
a. Yes
(Mark only one bubble among following)
b. No
a. Yes
b. No

Q19. Do you get help regularly in Q20. Rate your preference as per liking of
completing homework at home? the subject?
(Mark only one bubble among following) (Mark one bubble Most OR Least OR Not at
all for following)
a. Yes
a. English Language
b. No
b. Mathematics
c. Science
d. Social Science
e. Language other than English

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Q21. Do you use the Internet for the
following tasks in completing school
work or homework?
(Mark one bubble Yes OR No for
following)
a. Read the textbook(s) or other
reference material(s)
b. Do the assignments/projects, posted
online by my school
c. Communicate with classmates
d. Communicate with the teacher(s)
Q23. To what extent do you DISAGREE or
AGREE with the following statements
about yourself?
(Mark one bubble Strongly Disagree
OR Disagree OR Agree OR Strongly
Agree for following)
PARENTAL SUPPORT
a. My parents are interested in my
school activities
b. My parents support my educational
efforts and achievements
c. My parents encourage me to be
confident
Q25. How often have you had the following
school experiences in last one year?
(Mark one bubble Never OR A few
times a year OR A few times a month
OR Once a week for following)
a. I got teased by other students
b. Other students purposefully left me
out of group activities
c. Other students made fun of me
d. Other students threatened me
e. Other students took away or
destroyed my things
f. I got hit or pushed around by other
students
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Q22. To what extent do you DISAGREE or
AGREE with the following statements
about yourself?
(Mark one bubble Strongly Disagree
OR Disagree OR Agree OR Strongly
Agree for following)
SELF ASSESSMENT
a. I worry that I will get poor grades at
school
b. Even if I am well prepared for a test I
feel very anxious
c. I wish I could ask my teachers more
questions about a topic which is not
clear
d. I want top grades in most or all of my
course
Q24. To what extent do you DISAGREE or
AGREE with the following statements
about yourself?
(Mark one bubble Strongly Disagree
OR Disagree OR Agree OR Strongly
Agree for following)
TEACHERS SUPPORT
a. It is easy to understand what the
teachers teach in class
b. My teachers give me interesting
activities to do in the class
c. I need more help/extra time from
teachers to understand a topic
d. My teachers encourage me to ask
questions
Q26. How often do the following things
happen?
(Mark one bubble Never OR Sometimes
OR Often for following)
a. I share with my parents what is
happening at school
b. I discuss the difficult concepts with
teachers
c. I discuss problems ( in my study or
otherwise) with my friends
d. I ask help from my parents/teachers if
I am stuck with a problem
e. My parents check if I do my
homework
f. I got punished by teacher(s)